Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.
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Bernard Hill
Simon Simpson
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Max Hafler
Joey Dukes
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Debbie Arnold
Marilyn
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Vince Earl
Ronny
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Christopher Ryan
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Ray Kingsley
Rosco de Ville
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Marianne Di Marko
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Bill Bradley
Donald Peers
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Margaret Mason
Trevor Preston Duo member
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Dennis Neale
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Bill Dean
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John Challis
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Bill Hays Director · Alan Bleasdale Writer
First release April 28, 1981
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English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 28, 1981
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